Valley Grove School District

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This school district serves the following county or counties: Venango

District Profile

429 Wiley Ave

Franklin, PA 16323-2834

Phone 814-432-4919

Fax 814-437-1243

Includes the municipalities of Cooperstown Borough, Jackson Township, Sugarcreek Borough.

Square Miles

63.90

Students Enrolled

863

Total Number of Schools:

2
  • Rocky Grove JSHS (7-12)
  • Valley Grove El Sch (K-6)
District Provided Online Learning

School district: light blue; Administrative office: medium blue circle; County(ies) served: green dashes.

Total Students

863

Ethnicity

American Indian
<0.01%
Asian
<0.01%
Black
1.20%
Latino
0.10%
Pacific Islander
<0.01%
2 or More Races
1.00%
White
97.70%

Gender

Male
51.60%
Female
48.40%

Other Statistics

Special Education
19.91%
English Learner
<0.01%

Financials

Median Household Income

$45,244.00

Revenue Sources

Type of Revenue Income Percent of Budget
Local Revenues $3,404,921.74 24.67%
State Revenues $10,051,390.35 72.83%
Federal $285,442.13 2.06%
Other $59,410.00 0.43%

Other Tax Stats

Property Taxes Collected by District
$2,293,186.62
Property Values Within District
$81,500.00
Median Home Value

Academic Outcomes

Graduation Rate

93.65%

Rigorous Courses

4
E.g. IB AP

Post-Secondary Plans

48.44%
College/University
7.81%
Other Specialized Learning

PSSA Stats

% of Advanced or Proficient

Grade Level English Language Arts Math Science
Grade 3 71.19% 67.80% N/A
Grade 4 61.82% 65.46% 83.64%
Grade 5 72.58% 48.39% N/A
Grade 6 61.11% 27.78% N/A
Grade 7 53.52% 36.62% N/A
Grade 8 55.39% 35.39% 50.77%

Keystone Results

% of Advanced or Proficient

Grade Level Literature Algebra I Biology
Grade 11 73.68% 65.79% 63.16%

Staff

64

Teachers

5

Administrators

37

Support

Student /Teacher Ratio

14:1

School District Leadership

Superintendent of Schools: Kevin Briggs

School Board Directors *

Name Total Years of Service Current Term
School Director Training Certificate
PSBA Provided
Certificate of Board Governance
Continuing Education Badges Earned
Susan Bialo
Board President
6 2019-2023
Joane Beach
Board Vice President
5 2017-2021
Dr. Melanie Anderson
7 2017-2021
Debra Brink
2 2019-2023

New School Director Training (RQD-NEW)

Todd Carson
15 2017-2021
William Copley
< 1 year 2020-2021
Cindy Swendsen
17 2019-2023
Todd Wetjen
1 2019-2023
Brandon Winger
5 2019-2023

* In accordance with Act 55 of 2017 and Act 18 of 2019, school board directors are required to complete approved training starting in the 2018-2019 school year. School board directors who began their term in 2017 are permitted to take this training, but it is not required. School board directors who began their term after July 1, 2018 are required to complete an initial 5 hours of new school director training and at the beginning of each subsequent election, 3 hours of advanced school director training. School board director data will be updated as it is made available. Data updates occur regularly and ongoing.